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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
PERSONAL.

Captain B. l.. Crouch IL In from his
ranch and stops at the Menger.
District Attorney Dean, Of Del Rio, lie
in the city, on his way to III Paso.
Mr.. Byron L. Crouch, Of Pearsall, is In
the city.
Mr.. J. P. Hedgson, OF Austin, is at
the Menger.
Mrs. j. G. Lille, OF San Angelo. Is a
guest at the Menger.
&C. Williams, merchant of Flores
vile, is In the city with his family, and
stops at the ST. Leonard.
Mr.. s. E. Weeks. representing George
E. Hamlin & Co., ofNew York, is In the
city, and gave the LIGHT pleasant call.
Mr.. Carl Kock, prosperous German
farmer Of Cook, Comal county, is In the
city and called around to see the LIGHT.
Mr.. j. J. Minter is now In Albany,
Texas, visiting his fathers old friend,
Mr.. Frank Conrad.
Mr.. w. B. Anderson. OF Whitney,
Texas, is in the city. and will make San
Antonio his future home.
d. X. FAINT, one of GOliad's most prom
inent stock owners has apartments at the
Southern.
G.P Wright, a prominent citizen Of
Kerr county. Is here again and Is stop
ping ut the Southern.
r. w. Hudson, a prominent lawyer OF
Pesrsall, Is In his old quarters at the
Southern.
N. G. Butler and W. G. Butler, two
prominent stockmen from Ksrnes coun.
ty. are here on business trip and have
rooms at the Southern.
MIR. II. A. Bouriand. a prominent citi-
zen Of Georgetown, and Mrs. Mary K.
Brurland, are staying at the Hotel Nav
eriCk.
G. o Schutze. formerly connected
with the German Texas Post. Galveston,
now popular school teacher of Twin
Sisters, COmal county, called on the
LIGHT yester, sy.
MIR. Z. Wortmann, representing
Messrs Oelrichs & Co., general agents
for the American Bureau Of the North
German-LOyd steamship line, New
York, is In the city and called on the
LIGHT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
RunaMays.

Mrs. Sam Mavericks roam horse, while
hitched to the carriage, standing in
front Of the Kampmann building, took
a notion 10 run away today at u O'Clock,
and struck out across the plaza at a
lively gait. The porter for Kampmann's
bank started after him and catching up,
caught him by the bride and swung on
until his weight stopped the animal.
TESTS butcher cart, while the driver
was delivering meat on North Flores
street early this morning, was run away
with by the horse, which at ,rted to
town at lively rate and was not stop
ped until nearly to Nueva street, on
South Flores street. NO damage was
done and not even a steak was spill, d
Ouf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08

There will be q business meeting
and the annual election OF officers Of the
San Antonio Rifles nj their armory Mon
day evening, ~ h inst. All members
are expected TO attend.
A happy bridal couple passed
through the city yesterday from Austin
to Ssltillo, Mexico. They were Mr.. and
Mrs. DR.. Ralph Steiner. Mrs. Steiner
WAS formerly Miss Lilly Bremond.
The three men who assassinated the
Mexicans near Staples store, Quad
alupe county, were trailed to within
ten miles OF kingsbury, and then lost
sight OF.
The wonderful popularity attained
by Hoods Calendar last year, will be re-
pestsd by Hoods Household Calendar
Almanac for 1887, just published.
happier combination OF calendar and al
manso, of beauty and utility, OF art and
advertising, has seldom been produced.
The lovely child's head, Autographed IN
many delicate colors, Will be welcome
any " here, while the pad 10 a wonder OF
condensed. useful information. Copies
may be obtained Of the druggists, or by
sending six cents In stamps for one copy,
or ten cents for two, to C.I. Hood q Co.,
Lowell, Mass.
-Mrs Cotter. the wife OF Mr.. Bernard
Cotter, the genial English steward Of
the Menger hotel, presented her husband
last night with native born American
citizen. Mother and child are doing
well.
AT the Stoves Arms cOmpany's
store may be seen Beautiful shotgun,
inlaid with gold and silver trimmings,
the properly of MIR. Ed Stoves, Jr. he
gun il The only one Of tie kind In exist
ence, having been made Ia 1899 or $40.
In Hungary, and which took the fret
prize In the exposition at Vienna. Mr..
St-yes bought IL Of an Hungarian In this
city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
Military Matters.

Leave Of absence for one month, on
extraordinary occasion, as provided by
A. X. 70, to enable him TO attend to per-
sonal busiDes 8 Of importance and to take
effect between February LIST and 10Th, is
granted to Second Lieutenant 4. g.
Brooks, 9Th cavalry, post OF San Anto-
MO.
First Lieutenant J. ii. King, Sth cav
airy, will proceed from camp ut NevilFs
Springs, to Fort Clark on public bust
NJ IS. The travel IL necessary for the pub
lie service.
A hoard OF survey to consist of Capt.
James II. Burbank, 3rd artillery, Capt.
Charles II. Noble. 10Th infantry, Second
Lieutenant Elias Chandler. 18th infantry,
will assemble at the san Antonio arse
nal, at 10 o'clock a. IN, ON Friday, the
7Ih inst. or as soon thereafter as practi-
cable. to examine into and fix the re-
sponsbiliiy for the damaged condition
Of the stocks Of three Springfield rifles,
now at the arsenal, for which Capt. II.
G. Ward. 10th infantry, is response
BILE.
Under the provisions Of A. r. 205. suf-
ficIrnl cau'e having been shown for his
inability 10 pay his own expenses, the
quartermastrr's d. pertinent will furnish
transportation from this city TO Fort
Bsyard. New Mexico. for Private Max
Bern. troop G, 10th cavalry, n furloughed
soldier without means TO TejOin his
station. The company command will
be duly notified by the quartermaster
furnishing the transportation to the emf
that he cost Of the same may be charged
against the soldiers pay on the Dext
mnster-rOlls of his troop.
Re.rnif William Shislts pnliafad nv
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
The Effects of Mental Exhaustion.

Many diseases. especially those of the nerv-
Gus system, are the products of daily re-
newed mental exhaustion. Business avoca.
tons often involve an amount of mental wear
and tear very preJusiciai TO physical health,
and the professions, if arduously pursued,
are no less destructive to brain and nerve it's
sue. IL lie one OF the most important attributes
of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters that it com-
pensates for this undue loss OF tissue, and
that 1t imparts new energy to the brain and
nerves. The rapidity with which 1t renews
weakened mental energy and physical vital ty
properties are of the highest order. D, sides
increasing vital stamina. and counteracting
the effec of mental exhaustion, this poten-
tial medicine cures and prevents fever and
ague. rheumatism, chronic d. spepsia and con-
stipatlOn, kidney and uterine weakness and
other complaints. Physicians also commend
IL as medicated stimulant and remedy.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
Shot Herself.

This morning the city physician was
called upon to attend Mexican woman
named Severa Espssa. living opposite
officer Mariners residence on West
Commerce street. She had been
wounded with pistol ball, which had
penetrated her abdomen. making n Sc
riOus though not necessarily fatal
wound the Doctor thinks.
The woman had never handled a pis-
tOl, ard this one, a four. barrelled, pep
per-box concern. had been lying on n
table at her house and she picked 1t up
TO remove IL to another place. Seeing
the trigger raised, sc put the muzzie
up against her stomach TO gain a lever
age for both hands and let the trigger
down, which slipped from her fingers
and exploded the cap and ball load.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
Markets by Telegraph.

Expressly reported for the LIGHT by L. q
Palmer & Co, q Soledad street,
New YORK January 8.-Cotton Futures
steady. January, 9.4319 47c: February, 9 $40
95ic; March, 9.65t9. 66c; April, 8 76G9.77c; May,
9.8JQI9. SIC.
NEW YORK, January 8, 1924, q. m.-Cotton
Futures-SecOni Call-Barely steady. Janu-
airy, 94sc bid; February, $500 53c; March,
NEW YORK. Jan. 8, 1:30, p. m.-Stock Market
Delaware and Lackawana, l3iS; Northwest
ern, 1l3si: st. Paul, 500.
CHICAGO. January 8.-Grain and Provision
Market Wheat - May delivery, s5Sc. Corn
May delivery, 421sc. Pork - January deiv-
New YORK, January s.-Cofee-Market
Arm; March delivery, 10 40.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
Downad hv q lack.

A little boy was riding rather rapidly
on Jack" in front Of the post office,
when he cOllided with pedestrian, who
came out from behind a vehicle. The
collision turned the pedestrian like a
teetotum and laid him on the street.
When he had recovered his surprise and
standing he said, "Well Pm dsrned,
don't mind being run over by a horse,
but don't like being downed by a
Jack" Atthis time the boy VINO was
considerably scared, was out of sight, or
there might have been severe argu-
ment.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
Cotter's Friday Night.

Burns sang Of the Cotter's Saturday
night. The LIGHT has to sing of the
COtter's Friday night. The COtter IN
the last case is Mr.. Bernard Cutter,
steward at the Menger hotel, and on
Friday night his equsnImity was dis
turbed by the present OffOurteen pounds
Of sOnship which his wife gave him. Mr..
COtter bushes swertly when he speaks
OF the interesting event, and is proud to
say that Mrs. COtter, and his royal nibs,
the baby, is doing remarkably well.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

SOUTHERN HOTEL George W Baylor, Ell
Paso; A Bradshaw, Dallss; X W Hudson.
Pearsall; @ ID Shepard, piainfeld. j; A
Hach err, Brenham; J Racheller, Gonzales |;
p q Wright, Kinney county; g Euskis Ken
pedy; N g Butler, Karnes county: w g But
Ter and d X FAINT. Goliad; George Brockman,
A PrObandt and daughter, San Angelo; Tom
Cone, San Marcos.
MENGER HOTEL John Woods. Halletts-
vile; Is l. Crouch. Pesrsa |; Mrs J G Lillis. San
Angelo: A Lagrone Oklahoma, Miss; Thomas
hart. d Kerr, City; J Robertson. ROckdae;
W ID Jones and wife, Omaha. Neb; W N Bar
ton, New York; B W Walker, Missouri Pacific
railway.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
The Wrong Place For Water.

While the billiard players at Schools
hall were engaged with the cue last
night, they were surprised to see the gas
above all the tables suddenly extin-
guished. On enquiring into the cause,
they found that q Mexican requiring
water had placed the bucket under the
gas meter, and turned the handle think
ing he was turning on the water, but he
turned out the gas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
Don't Forget IL,

Workingmen are requested not to for
get to attend the workman's indepeDd-
ent primaries that are held tonight as
per the call In Thursdays LIGHT. Moth
ing Is cut and dried, and the whole busi-
ness is in the hands Of the workingmen.
Let them act for themselves.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
Corner in Oranges.

Mexican oranges, the only kind now
brought to the san Antonio market. are
terribly high priced. though only fe "
weeIs ago they were dirt cheap. This
Is explained by the fact that II corner in
Mexican oranges WAS effected last week
by reason of Chicago house buying the
entire crop at Monterey. The prices at
Laredo jumped from So per hundred to
Sh
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
Ordination.

The servi, es at st. Mark's tomorrow will be
morning prayer, and Sunday school ut $3.50 a.
IN. Ordination services and II ,ly Communion
at II a.. m, when j. X. Carter, OF Del X O, will
be ordained Tn the deaconite, Rt. Rev. Alex.
Gregg, ID. D., of the diocese of Texas, off1cia.
ting. assisted by Dean Richardson and visiting
clergy. Services also at 7:3Op. IN.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08

Fifty acres, fronting on San Antonio
river and running up To- the road; peoans
along the river; all GultiVatable; a good
frame house with five rooms; three miles
from plaza. Price, $500. Terms can
be arranged. Good title. Address,
I. c., this office. 29-l2-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08

Miss Nita Gibbs, the charming
daughter Of Col JEFF NJ. Gibbs, station
agent at Piedras Negras. who has been
visiting her uncle and aunt Col. and
Mrs G. G. Gibbs, of San Antonio, dur
ing the holidays, has returned home.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08

MIR. J. M. Emerson,
Our live Merchant and Broker. In his store
you can generally find what you want, as he
keeps everything-Guns, Pistols, Clothing.
Musical Instruments. Watches, Diamonds,
Clocks, &c. Mr. Emerson also carries fine
line of Gold, Silver and Steel Spectaces,
which he fits accurately, and his charges are
moderate. A fine Watch and Jewelry Repairer
is employed, who is well known as an expert
eGoed workman. In purchasing watch from
Mr.. Emerson you have the advantage of its
being fully warranted and kept in order from
one to years. Mr.. Emerson is the agent in
San Antonio for the celebrated Rockford
Qu1ck-Train Watches. We have known Mr.
Emerson for years and have always found
him straight, forward and rel able, and we
take pleasure In recommending him TO the
public Call and examine some Of those for
feited pledges; they are bargains.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
Notice.

q To our customers and patrons. all pa
ties having beer kegs belonging to Lone
Star Brewing Co., are requested to
please return them or leave them where
our drivers can get them.
lot LONE STAR BREWING Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
500 Pounds Brewer

For sale at % cents pound, with abundance
of sorts, caps. small caps and figures. Also
six pairs new cases. All in good condition.
Also 10 pounds of old style plea. TERMS CASH.
L. Is. JOHNSON,
Business Manager s. A. LIGHT Office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
LIGHT FLASHES.
And Other News Items Picked Around
Town By Our Reporters.
Happy New Year

Happy New Year
And II you want TO see happiness, look at the
happy faces leaving Sim Harris stores with
bargains in meerschdum pipes, bOwles, etc.
Merry Christmas,
And many a man aud youth will be made
merry over the gifts frIH Sim Harris two
stores. A big supply yet on hand of cigars IN
U.s., Cos. and 100, especially for the holidays
To Be Or Not To Be,
And "to be-" Is more to your credit 50 he
saving and buv where you can save money.
Iook AT our cne-pound boxes OF tobacco for
hohdar gifts, our cigars, our meerschaums,
our match safes, our fine sets, etc. and you
will go no further. Telephone Nos. III, SOi
and 1888 SIN hART's Two STORES
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08

We durable diseases and are which have
by quack apply to who their We
diplomas prove It, WE PERFORM OrERoN without the least
Dphtheria Epilepsy Female Private
the country andm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-08
Livery Stables & Hacks Connected

Hacks Nos. 10, IL, IL, b. IA, Is. Undertaker's
Office, ~ Blum rect, and stables oppC site
Menger hotel Bodies embalmed and shipped
to all points in the Union. Only White Hearse
I'm the city Open day and night. Tel. Is.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
Riding on an Engine.

You will never find me riding on an en-
CINE simply for the sensation of watching
the roadway. AT one time had regu-
lar passion for that kind of thing, and in
every case where permit could be OBJ
tanned | rode in the cab. 1t was on the
Burlington two years ago that l received
lesson which will not be forgotten. The
engineer and fireman were in their GUS
tomary seats, and l was on the right
side leaning against the cab, chatting with
the men. Something led me to inquire
how many ways of escape were open in
case Of an accident The engineer, Jim
Goodwin, looked around and gravely an
swered: "Only two," nodding at the win
dows "What is the third man to do?'' was
my next question. BE crushed by the
tender" was the laconic reply.
You bet, l thought good deal, and at
the next station, Red Oak, think told
Jim that I'd go back to the coach, chances
were too slim on the footboard. Jim
shook hands, remarking that he never
liked to see "a friend in the cab. You may
call it a presentiment If you please, but
that talk saved my life. In the course of
another hour we ran into a car that stuck
over the end of switch. jim Slapped on
the air brake, threw over his lever and
went out of the window, and his fireman
jumped on the other side. The engine was
ditched and the tender piled right into the
cab, where 1 would have been crushed.
My friend Jim sprained his ankle, broke
one arm and was terribly cut about the
head, although none of his injuries were
fatal. Now ride in the place assigned to
passengers.-T. l.. CRANKY in Globe-Dem-
Ocraf
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
A Dot in the China Sea.

The little isls,'d of Pootoo, one of the
Chusan group, about $50 miles from
Shanghai and forty from Ningpo, is a
beautiful little DOT in the China sea, some
four miles square and sacred to the priest
hood and worship of Buddha
Perhaps the main object of the Chinese
pilgrim in visiting Pootoo is to hear what
the oracle has to say at this temple; for q
fortune told here is supposed to be de-
lineated by the great Buddha himself
Chinese pay handsomely for these mani
festations and every white man doing the
island is supposed to have his fortune told
The business costs about two or three
ceremony and righteousness.
The great golden idol of the temple
holds in his right hand sort of cornuco-
pia filed with numbered bamboo sticks
On payment of the fee the officiating
priest makes obeisance to the deity and
waves incense before him, which is fol-
lowed by some hidden machinery making
the hand rattle up the sticks and drop two
or three These are reverently picked up
and the combination deciphered, written
out ON fancy paper and handed to the GUS
toner.
The writer has before him one Of these
manifestations translated verbatim by q
Chinese Office boy. Though rather OBJ
scure, it is not altogether devoid of an ell
ement of the encouraging and poetic. 1t
runs thus:
''The joss say you come the time au-
tumn. l tell you l compare you as a
stork; then you get fair wind you fly up
to heaven; no, any bird can pass you. ~
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
BONDVILI,E.

H. G. Phillips has sold his house
and lot in this village to j. M. Ken
dali.
Lumbermen have had good time
to cut and pile logs this fall.
j. B. Williams is at work for II.
F. Duane-running his band saw.
James Lamson has improved the
looks of his premises very much by
building new fences and new shing-
ling and clapboarding the buildings.
The freight from Boston to Brat
tleboro on small lots is IA cents per
hundred. On the same class of
goods from Brattleboro to Winhall
Station the freight is II cents per
hundred. Three cents more for one
third the distance. That is what's
the matter Mr.. Editor.
H. c. Holden has gone to Worces-
ter, Mass.
Ed has had the misfortune to loose
his long cared friend, Mike. He has
procured another friend Cong eareO
Ed will now be after the so cents
bounty on the foxes.
A. ID. Leonard has just found a
bear in one of his panther traps. 1t
was yearling bear.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
PERKINSVILLE.

A fair next year is set down as
one of the must BIS by large num-
Der of our people. twill not be bar
hecue sell either but genuine fair,
with honest men at the front. Our
society here is famed for its exelent
fairs and the public are clamorous for
more. A few young men will join
them and the whole matter assume
a different phase from what it has for
the few past years.
All you who came from distance
to barbecue, barbe-humbug, here are
requested not to lay the blame upon
Perkinsville people we had nothing
to do with it, beyond what the writer
of this did in helping to advertise it..
The originators came from out of
town, and have gone home to stay,
we hope. AS sample of what Perk-
insville can do witness the dance at
the Hawks Mt. House on Tuesday,
evening. Can you ask for any better
time? p. L. Barnm says the Ameri-
can public are never so happy as when
they can be humbugged, about 1000
of them must have been happy Oct. 3,
if we may take this remark as tru-
ism. But come to our fair next fall
and see what our people can do.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
ANDOVER.

L. T. Lowell and wife of Bellows
Falls spent last Sunday with ii. j.
Parker's people.
L. Jaquith and wife have been Wis.,
iting their daughter, Mrs. DR.. Paine,
at Union village.
Mr.. Sheldon and daughter have
moved into ii. A. Comstock's house.
John Taylor and Geo. Stickney
left last week for Iowa and MINI.
The Ladies Society Melted about
So at their oyster supper last Friday
night.
James Hard left last Monday for
West Gardner, Mass. where he has
secured a job for the winter.
Last Sunday large bear was seen
to cross the east hill road near Mr..
Heald's turn.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
Queen Christmas Tact.

well known poet of Spain, deservedly
famous for his work, was at the same
time man of most advanced radical
opinions, and waged such bitter and open
war against the regency that he was at
last arrested, tried and exiled. He was
but scantily endowed with the worlds
goods, and the wife and children he left
behind soon fell into absolute poverty.
The poet petitioned Queen Christina for
pardon in their behalf, and was at once
permitted by her to return TO Spain and
to his family. He obtained an audience
and went in person to tender his thanks
to the sovereign and offer the expressions
of his gratitude and homage. He was
graciously treated, less as the enemy that
was than the future friend.
Suddenly the queen said: "You are not
rich, senior; literary men of merit seldom
are, and you have a large family. have
you nOtS
81 have six children, your majesty"
''Six'" continued the queen; ''then there
are three for you and three for me-"
From that day the poets three daugh-
ter's were cared for and educated at the
queens expense, who considers them as
her special and personal charge. Chicago
Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
Hattie Mellen Agt.

Between disease and the many
cheap preparations which are palmed
off under the name of blood purifiers,
take your chances with disease, until
you can procure Ayers Sarsaprilla
the only reliable blood purifier.
Sold by all druggists and dealers in
medicine.
Save Your Doctors Bill.-When
DR.. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry
will cure coughs, colds, bleeding at
the lungs, and arrest the fell destroyer,
consumption, it does more than most
physicians can do. The use of single
bottle will satisfy the incredulous
that they need look no further for
the required aid.
A MUzzLED dog trotting down the
street attracted the attention of a
five year-old, who observed "Gosh
mother, that dogs got his hustle on
the wrong end. "-Yonkers Gazette.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-10-20
WEST TOWNSHEND.

A. R. Pierce from Suffield, Conn.
has been stopping in this place this
week.
S. E. Williams is in Boston this
week purchasing Winter goods.
Mrs. Adams with her two little
girls started for Hartford last week.
Possibly to spend the winter at that
place.
A. Stoddard from Westminster
was at f. A. Holmes last week.
The Sunday School library in this
place has just had an addition of a
lot of nice books and with what has
been donated makes a fine collection
which will no doubt be appreciated as
they did not arrive before needed.